AMIEN Rais, 60, is back in the public spotlight. His decision to `embrace' political leaders—among them Abdurrahman Wahid, Hidayat Nurwahid, Eros Djarot and Rachmawati Sukarnoputri—immediately placed him as a figure to be reckoned with in the national political constellation. The Chicago University graduate and chairman of the National Mandate Party (PAN) is more than ready to run in the July 5 presidential race.

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